http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/29/technology/29soft.html
The Eolas patent case has attracted sufficiently pungent commentary already in these pages, but the inervention of the WorldWideWeb Consortium on Microsoft's side is indeed an example of strange bedfellows. As the W3C submission makes clear, not only was the patent application invalid on the basis of 'prior art', but enforcing it will also cause economic harm throughout the Web.
One has to think that causing general harm in the support of mistaken policy decisions is simply another of these delightful surprises government constantly brings us. One also has to wonder when enough becomes enough.
Posted by jho at November 3, 2003 11:48 AM